On 5/11/2014 12:18 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 5/11/2014 11:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Sun, 11 May 2014 11:57:38 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>>>>> Something that really used to confuse me here is your use of the term
>>>>> 'roast' To me a roast is something to be roasted, but I've been here
>>>>> already
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>>>> Are you talking about when we braise a pot roast? It's a figure of
>>>> speech, like your "pudding", which is something I will never
>>>> understand.
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>>> No, no, it is when you use the term 'roast' for a piece of meat you have
>>> no intention of roasting I used to get terribly confused when someone
>>> spoke about a roast, then cooked it in a crock pot <g>
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>> I can understand your confusion. A cut I often cook in the crock pot
>> is called a "chuck roast". But it can also be roasted in the oven. I
>> guess "roast" refers more to the size and cut of the chunk of meat
>> than it does the method of cooking.
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> For us, 'roast' is a method of cooking.
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Of course it is. Still, they label some cuts of meat as a "roast".
Pork roast is another example. It's up to you how to prepare it once
you get it home.

Jill